Driving with an almost dead turbo
Boys and girls, quick question for y'all.
My turbo's pretty much almost kaput, and by that I mean that it hardly every comes onto boost, and when it does it lasts for a few seconds before dropping off. It's almost as if it's naturally aspirated.
Picture this, accelerating to 2k, then 3k, still no boost, hits 4k and slight skip then 4.5k and then she starts to fall asleep.
The question is, is it driveable w/out engaging the turbo much? My BNR is due either tomorrow or Monday however my mechanic, who's now by himself in the workshop is only available on the 4th of Dec which is a while away.
It doesn't smoke unless you keep it idling for about 10 minutes which I never do anyway, but it's just whether leaving a turbo which I can feel just isn't doing what's it supposed to anymore that's troubling me, is there a possibility for massive carnage if I drive it still?
I'd data log if I could, but I have no access to logging scanners.
Cheers in advance.
Chuck.
